The house where tragic mum Rachel O'Reilly was murdered by her husband Joe has been sold to a mystery bidder.

The bungalow in the Naul in Dublin had been lying idle since O'Reilly was charged with the horrific killing of his young wife over 10 years ago - was put on the market last March at a price of €125,000.

And the three-bedroom home which was described as being "in need of modernisation and upgrading" by Grimes estate agents has now been sold, Paul G Grimes confirmed this morning.

But he would not reveal the new owners of Lambay View or how much the property sold for.

All references to the house have been removed from property websites.

It is understood that Joe O'Reilly will not make any money from the house sale.

Rachel's father Jim Callaly previously said he hoped the house where his beloved daughter was murdered will be torn down.

He told the Irish Daily Star: "My own personal opinion is that I would like to see the house itself knocked down and a new home built on the property.

"I talked about it with (Rachel's mum) Rose and she has said depending on the religion of the person that buys it they could get a priest to bless it and maybe that would be enough.

"But my own opinion is that I would like to see it knocked down and a new home built on the property."